Anne Sceia Klein received the inaugural Sylvia Kauders 50-Year Club Award from PPRA President Meredith Avakian-Hardaway.

Mount Laurel, N.J. (June 20, 2016) — Last week, Anne Klein Communications Group (AKCG) and members of the team received three awards; an award from the New Jersey Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA NJ) and two awards from the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA).

AKCG received a first place Pyramid Award during a ceremony on June 15 sponsored by PRSA NJ. AKCG claimed the award in the Multicultural/Diversity Communications category for its work with Wesley Enhanced Living (WEL). AKCG partnered with WEL to integrate a newly acquired senior living facility with strong Jewish traditions into WEL’s historically Methodist culture. Driven by qualitative research, the team retained the facility’s legacy residents while attracting new and diverse prospects.

On June 14, AKCG Founder Anne Sceia Klein was named the recipient of the inaugural Sylvia Kauders 50-Year Club Award by PPRA. This award recognizes enduring service, dedication and leadership in public relations. Over the span of 50 years, Anne has participated on various panels and committees for PPRA; she was inducted into the PPRA Hall of Fame in 2004.

In addition, Senior Associate Darrah Foster received the PPRA Fast-Track Award. This award acknowledges a PPRA member who has made great contributions to the organization, profession, the community, and who exemplifies PPRA’s vision for the future.

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Anne Klein Communications Group, LLC is a national public relations and marketing communications firm based in the Philadelphia region. AKCG is the exclusive Philadelphia-area member of IPREX (the International Public Relations Exchange), an international network of independent public relations firms with offices in major cities across the United States and worldwide.

Mount Laurel, N.J. (January 27, 2016) – Mike Gross, senior vice president and chief operating officer of Anne Klein Communications Group, LLC (AKCG), has successfully completed the Examination for Accreditation in Public Relations, entitling him to use the APR professional designation. The announcement was made by the Universal Accreditation Board (UAB), a consortium of nine professional communication organizations that directs this competency certification program.

The Accreditation program aims to improve the practice of public relations by assessing competence in 60 areas of knowledge, skills and abilities associated with the profession. The Examination is designed for public relations professionals with more than five years of job experience and/or a bachelor’s degree in a communication field. Candidates who successfully complete the rigorous process, including presenting his or her portfolio to a Readiness Review panel of three peers and sitting for a computer-based Examination, are granted the APR.

“I am honored have earned this Accreditation,” said Gross. “I truly enjoy what I do, and I greatly appreciate the AKCG team for supporting me in pursuing this opportunity.”

Gross provides issues and crisis counseling, strategic planning and media relations for a variety of AKCG clients. He has received a number of significant awards for his professional expertise and his commitment to community service.

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Anne Klein Communications Group, LLC, founded in 1982, provides strategic communications counseling and public relations services to Fortune 500 companies and other national and regional businesses and organizations. Certified as a New Jersey small business, AKCG is the Philadelphia office of IPREX, an international network of leading independent public relations firms with offices in major cities throughout the world.

Each year, the publication celebrates 40 of New Jersey’s most accomplished young businessmen and women who have propelled their industries forward and who share a commitment to business growth, professional excellence and the New Jersey community.

Gross provides issues and crisis counseling, strategic planning and media relations for a variety of AKCG clients. He has received a number of significant awards for his professional expertise and his commitment to community service. Last January, he received the Good Guy Award from the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association. Other awards include Speaker of the Year from the Pennsylvania Communications Association, and the President’s Award from the Philadelphia Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.

“Mike is vital to our team, and I know that our clients appreciate his knowledge and abilities just as much as we do here at AKCG,” said Christopher J. Lukach, APR, president of AKCG. “We are proud of him being named to NJBiz’s Forty Under 40.”

An independent panel of judges selected the award recipients based on professional accomplishments, leadership, vision and community service contributions. The awards ceremony was held at The Palace at Somerset Park on Monday, Sept. 28.

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Anne Klein Communications Group, LLC, founded in 1982, provides strategic communications counseling and public relations services to Fortune 500 companies and other national and regional businesses and organizations. Certified as a New Jersey small business, AKCG is the Philadelphia office of IPREX, an international network of leading independent public relations firms with offices in major cities throughout the world.

Mount Laurel, N.J. (June 18, 2015) – Anne Klein Communications Group, LLC, won two first place honors at the annual Pyramid Awards ceremony sponsored by the New Jersey chapter of the Public Relations Society of America Wednesday night. The Pyramid Awards recognize best in class public relations campaigns and tactics throughout the state.

AKCG claimed top honors in the Crisis Communications category for its work with client Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pa. When a tragic shooting threatened to thrust Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital into the emotionally charged, national gun control debate, AKCG worked hand-in-hand with the community hospital’s leadership team to manage widespread media attention and maintain goodwill among its colleagues and community.

AKCG also accepted first prize in the Feature Stories category with client CPI Companies in Voorhees, N.J. The agency wrote and secured a bylined feature article for CPI’s founder in a top insurance industry trade publication, InsuranceNewsNet magazine. The piece highlighted the benefits of third-party policy reviews – a service the company provides – and yielded a 30 percent boost in website views for CPI Companies.

PRSA N.J. established the Pyramid Awards in 1989 to recognize excellence in public relations and marketing communications in New Jersey. The annual competition is open to all public relations professionals in the state who implemented or completed qualifying public relations campaigns or exceptional single tactic items throughout the year. For more information about the Pyramid Awards, visit www.prsanj.org and for more information about Anne Klein Communications Group, LLC, visit www.annekleincg.com.

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Anne Klein Communications Group, LLC is a national public relations and marketing communications firm based in the Philadelphia region. AKCG is the exclusive Philadelphia-area member of IPREX (the International Public Relations Exchange), an international network of independent public relations firms with offices in major cities across the United States and worldwide.

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (April 20, 2015) – Jerry and Anne Klein of Medford received the inaugural Southern New Jersey Go Red For Women “Heart of South Jersey Award” at the American Heart Association’s Southern NJ Go Red For Women annual luncheon on Friday, April 17, at the Mansion on Main Street in Voorhees.

New Jersey State Senator the Hon. Dawn Addiego presented Jerry and Anne with a Joint Resolution of the Legislature, commending the couple on their volunteer efforts in support of women’s heart health.

The Heart of South Jersey Award was presented by George Sowa, executive vice president of Brandywine Realty Trust and this year’s chairman of the Red Tie Brigade, a group of men supporting women’s heart health.

In presenting the award, Sowa said, “The Heart of South Jersey Award celebrates individuals making sustained, unique or extraordinary efforts to improve the community by supporting and advancing women’s issues and promoting a healthy lifestyle. We thank Jerry and Anne for all their hard work as volunteers.”

Anne is the founder of Anne Klein Communications Group in Mount Laurel, N.J. Jerry is executive vice president and chief technology officer of the firm.

Anne has been an active volunteer for AHA for nearly 15 years. She was invited to join the AHA board in 2000. After serving on the board, Anne continued as a volunteer, successfully chairing two silent auctions in the mid-2000s. She began her commitment to Go Red For Women in 2004 when the program was started and actively began serving on the Executive Leadership Team for the Go Red for Women event in Southern NJ in 2007. She re re-joined the AHA board of Central/Southern NJ in 2008, eventually being named board chair.

To support Anne and her Go Red efforts and to encourage men to support women’s heart health, Jerry led the formation of the Red Tie Brigade in 2011. He chaired the group for three years and has continued to be a member since the Brigade’s founding.

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Anne Klein Communications Group, LLC is a national public relations and marketing communications firm based in the Philadelphia region. AKCG is the exclusive Philadelphia-area member of IPREX (the International Public Relations Exchange), an international network of independent public relations firms with offices in major cities across the United States and worldwide.

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Wed, 04 Feb 2015 21:05:20 +0000http://annekleincg.com/wp/?p=3815Continue Reading]]>SJ Magazine, Anne Sceia Klein and husband Jerry Klein were featured in the “Real-Life Romances: Recalling the start of something wonderful” article by Erin Bell.
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The date was November 1974, and the introduction was strictly business. I was the director of external communications for Girard Bank in Philadelphia, the first bank in the market to sell gold. I also provided the financial comments for two daily news segments on KYW. Jerry was the assistant editor of Focus, a business magazine, and also a weekend news anchor at KYW. He was assigned to write a story on gold. He asked his cohorts at KYW if they knew me. They said yes and encouraged him to call for the information, which I provided. The editor of Focus was so pleased with the story, he suggested that Jerry take me to dinner to thank me. – Anne Sceia Klein, Medford
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Tue, 03 Feb 2015 20:00:50 +0000http://annekleincg.com/wp/?p=3809This article by Chris Lukach of AKCG was published in the 2015 January/February edition of Philly Ad News.
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MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (December 4) – Anne Klein Communications Group won two first-place Pepperpot Awards and two second-place ladles at the annual Pepperpot and Achievement Awards sponsored by the Philadelphia chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. The Pepperpot Awards recognize best in class public relations campaigns and tactics from the Philadelphia region.

AKCG won the following first place awards in the:

Crisis Communications and Issues Management category for its work with Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital when a tragic shooting threatened to thrust Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital into the emotionally charged, national gun control debate. AKCG worked hand-in-hand with the community hospital’s leadership team to manage widespread media attention and maintain goodwill among its employees and community.

Feature Stories category with CPI Companies in Voorhees, NJ to write and secure a bylined feature article for CPI’s founder in a top trade publication. The article highlighted the benefits of third-party policy reviews – a service the company provides.

AKCG won two ladles for their work with Mercy LIFE for the annual Caregiver Award event and for their work with CPI Companies to research life insurance policyholders’ attitudes and behaviors regarding annual policy audits.

The firm also presented the Anne Sceia Klein Professional Promise award to Rachel Christie, a senior at La Salle University, in Philadelphia, Pa. The Professional Promise award, given annually, was created in 2007 in honor of the firm’s 25th anniversary.

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Anne Klein Communications Group, LLC is a national public relations and marketing communications firm based in the Philadelphia region. AKCG is the exclusive Philadelphia-area member of IPREX (the International Public Relations Exchange), an international network of independent public relations firms with offices in major cities across the United States and worldwide.

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (September 30) – Executive Vice President of Anne Klein Communications Group, LLC, Gerhart L. (Jerry) Klein, Esq., was honored at the 2014 Lew Klein Alumni in the Media Awards ceremony at Temple University Friday, September 26.
Klein received a Lew Klein Alumni in the Media Award and was inducted into the Temple University School of Communication Hall of Fame.

“When I look at the list of those who have received this honor over the past 14 year, I am truly humbled to be included,” said Klein.

Each year, these awards honor Temple alumni who have achieved excellence in media and communications. The Lew Klein Awards ceremony has been the signature event for the School of Media and Communication since 2000.

Jerry Klein is a 1970 graduate of the School of Media and Communication and a 1980 graduate of Temple’s School of Law. During his accomplished 45-year career, he’s been a broadcast and print journalist, practicing attorney, public relations firm owner, head of a worldwide PR network and leader of Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia.

As an undergraduate studying radio, TV and film, he worked countless hours at WRTI-FM. He became station manager in his junior year (WRTI’s first year in Annenberg Hall) and was the last student station manager before WRTI-FM converted to professional staff and an all-jazz format in 1969.

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Anne Klein Communications Group, LLC, founded in 1982, provides strategic communications counseling and public relations services to Fortune 500 companies and other national and regional businesses and organizations. Certified as a New Jersey small business, AKCG is the Philadelphia office of IPREX, an international network of leading independent public relations firms with offices in major cities throughout the world.

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Mon, 15 Sep 2014 17:42:53 +0000http://annekleincg.com/wp/?p=3704Continue Reading]]>MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (September 15) — Anne Klein Communications invites local students to apply for the Anne Sceia Klein Professional Promise Award. The award recognizes an active member of an affiliated PRSSA chapter who is a junior or senior, and who has demonstrated his or her dedication to advancing himself or herself in the field of public relations.

The recipient of this award will be recognized at this year’s PRSA Pepperpot Achievement Awards event on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, and will receive a plaque and a $250 prize. The winner will be AKCG’s guest at the event.

Attached is the application form. For more information, please call Nancy Perritt at 856-866-0411, ext. 21.

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Anne Klein Communications Group, LLC, founded in 1982, provides strategic communications counseling and services to Fortune 500 companies and other national and regional businesses and organizations. Certified as a small business, AKCG is the Philadelphia office of IPREX, an international network of leading independent public relations firms with offices in major cities throughout the world.